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Backbone Mountain (Hoye-Crest) Stats
#1 · April 11, 2021, 11:41 am
Backbone Mountain is the highest point in Maryland and stands at 3,360 ft above sea level. This elevation puts Backbone Mountain at position 32 for the highest peaks in the United States. The peak prominence for Sassafras is 80 ft. and its isolation is 1.24 miles. Backbone Mountain is located in the Allegheny Mountains of the central Appalachian Mountain Range.